Stopper-extractor.



'J. J-GH'ARVAT- STOPPER EXTRAGTOR. APPLICATION FILED .TULY3, 1913.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914. I

awe/atom James J flfiarzm ll part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperand at its rear end a prong 7. To'facilitate plate.

eral twist to stick the prong 7 into the cap, after which the. cap canbe pulled off its JAMES J.-CHARVAT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STOPPER-EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914..

Application filed July 3, 1913. Serial No. 777,288.

To'all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES J. CHARvA'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in StoppepExtractors,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for re moving the paper caps of milkbottles, and its object is to provide a simple and eflicient device ofthis kind, by which the cap can be easily removed, and replaced ifdesired. I

In the accompanying drawing forming a spective view of the device, andFig. 2 is an edge view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the blank outof which the device is made.

As shown in the drawing the device comprises a fiat plate 5, slightlyelongated, and having at its forward end a sharp prong 6 the operationof the device, the plate 5 is provided with a suitable handle 8. Theprong-6 extends outward in a straight line" and it is formed integralwith the plate 5. The prong 7 is also formed integral with the plate 5by slitting the same-to form a pointed "tongue, and bending the tonguedownward. from the plate. The last-mentioned prong projects sidewisefrom the In operation, the plate 5 is grasped by its handle 8 and theprong 6 is stuck into the cap to be removed. The rear end of the plateis then pressed downward with 2'. lat-' seat. It will'be noted that theedge of the plate 5, adjacent to the prong 7, forms a shoulder 9 fromwhich shoulder said prong is downwardly ofi'set. ,Thus, when the prong 7is stuck into the cap and the plate 5 is given a slight turn or twist,the cap is gripped between said prong and the shoulder 9, and when the.cap is removed from its seat, it will not drop off the device. If thecap is to be replaced, a slight twist backward will remove it from thedevice. The prongs 6 and 7, being sharp, readily enter the cap, and itis not necessary to bear down heavy on the cap, which is liable to pushthe cap into the bottle. if wet and soft.

ThB'ClGVlC'B is formed out of a sheet of handle, and the rear end of theplate having a laterally projecting, downwardly pointing prong. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES J. or-ninvar.

itnesses S. J. Lnrrnnn, H. G. BATCHELQR.

